The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken to its official Instagram to clarify what rights workers actually have, before unnecessarily landing themselves in a human resources meeting. <\/p>\n
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\u201cLet\u2019s pretend GTA VI is coming out tomorrow, but you don\u2019t have any paid leave available to play on launch day. Can you take unpaid leave?\u201d the post read.<\/a><\/p>\n The gallery then offers various scenarios in which an employee would be able to take time off without pay.<\/p>\n \u201cIn some situations, you have a specific right to unpaid leave under the National Employment Standards (NES),\u201d the post continued.<\/p>\n Instances covered include carer\u2019s leave, with workers entitled to two days\u2019 unpaid leave to look after a sick or injured family member. <\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t think this one will apply,\u201d Fair Work wrote in the guide.<\/p>\n They advised counting out taking time off for an emergency and for parental leave. <\/p>\n \u201cThough it\u2019s been in the oven for a while, a video game isn\u2019t a child,\u201d the government body reminded GTA 6 fans. <\/p>\n It recommended that those not covered under NES simply ask the boss and hope for the best. <\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no actual minimum entitlement to it, so you\u2019ll need to reach an agreement with your employer to use unpaid leave in these situations,\u201d the post recommended.<\/p>\n While the advice might leave some employees still wondering how to pull the wool over their boss\u2019 eyes, the comment section was in applause over the comical advice. <\/p>\n \u201cFairwork admin doing their best to prevent an economic collapse on release of GTA6,\u201d a user praised. <\/p>\n \u201cFair Work doing God\u2019s work with this one,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n A third added: \u201cGTA 6 release day should be a national holiday.\u201d<\/p>\n Others condemned the idea of taking a full day of work off to sit in front of the PlayStation.<\/p>\n \u201cNot gonna lie, it\u2019s honestly sad if you take time off for a video game. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I\u2019m pumped for GTA 6, and it comes out on a day I have work, so I\u2019ll go to work, come home and then play it,\u201d one person said. <\/p>\n Another questioned: \u201cWhy risk your job?\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s predicted the release of the game will spark the biggest sick day in history<\/a>, with many fans seemingly unable to wait to play the game that cost $2.7 billion to make. <\/p>\n Industry predictions suggest it could rake in $6.2 billion in its first week alone. <\/p>\n The hype was on full display earlier this year when an extended trailer dropped on Netflix, driving so much traffic that it triggered technical glitches before topping charts worldwide.<\/p>\n